Term 2012-2013

Member
Mehdi Ahmadian
Professor and Director.
Center for Vehicle Systems & Safety (CVeSS)
Railway Technologies Lab. (RTL)
Virginia Tech, MC-0901
3103 Commerce St.
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0238
Phone: (540) 231-4920 or -1408
Fax: (540) 231-0730
Email: ahmadian@vt.edu

Member
Larry Biess
Director of Advanced Engineering
CSX Corporation
500 Water Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4423
Phone: (904) 359-7424
Cell:     (904) 710-1697
Email: larry_biess@csx.com

Member
Michael Burshtin
Program Director, Capital Acquisitions
Amtrak – Rolling Stock Engineering
4001 Vandever Ave., Bldg. 12
Wilmington, DE 19802-4613
Phone: (302) 429-6373
Cell: (302) 528-5933
FAX: (302) 425-6236
Email: burshtm@amtrak.com

Member
Li Cheng
VP Business Development - Asia
Salient Systems, Inc.
4393-K Tuller Rd
Dublin, OH 43017-5106
Phone: (614) 210-4625
Cell: (614) 440-8080
FAX: (614) 792-5888
Email:lc@salientsystems.com

Member
Kari Gonzales
Senior Engineer II
Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
55500 DOT Road
Pueblo, CO 81001
Phone: (719) 584-0723
Cell: (719) 251-3123
Email: kari_gonzales@aar.com

Member
Thomas S. Guins (G)
Chief Economist
Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
55500 DOT Road
PO Box 11130
Pueblo, CO 81001-0130
Phone: (719) 585-1893
Fax: (719) 585-1893
Email: tom_guins@aar.com

Member
Kenneth R. Hesser (G)
LTK Engineering Services
100 West Butler Avenue
Ambler, PA 19002-5703
Phone: (215) 641-8817
Fax: (215) 540-8627
Email: khesser@ltk.com

Member
Cory Hogan
Director of Vehicle Dynamics and Testing
Business Stream – Mobility
TUV Rheinland/ RSI Rail Sciences
7050 South 110th Street, Suite 200
La Vista, NE68128
Phone: (402) 827-9328
Cell: (402) 469-3333
FAX: (402) 827-9329
Email: cory@railsciences.com

Member
Yan Liu
Manager – Modeling and Simulation
Surface Transportation
National Research Council Canada (NRC)
2320 Lester Road
Ottawa, ON K1V 1S2
Canada
Phone: (613) 991-5026
Cell: (613) 301-1612
FAX: (613) 957-0831
Email: yan.liu@nrc.ca

Member
Devin Rouse
Federal Railroad Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Third Floor West – Room W35-322
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: (202) 493-6185
Cell: (202) 510-7426
Email: devin.rouse@dot.gov

Member
Grace Madden
Project Engineer
FEA/Noise/Vibration Group
Electro-Motive Diesel International Corp.
USHQ
9301 W 55th St.
LaGrange, IL 60525
Phone: (708) 387-5035

Member
Corey Pasta
Sr. Engineer Train Dynamics
BNSF Railway Company
920 SE Quincy
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 435-6450
Email: corey.pasta@bnsf.com

Member
Anand Prabhakaran
Sharma & Associates, Inc.
29 W. Plainfield Road
Countryside, IL 60525
Phone: (708) 588-9871, x202
Fax: (708) 588-9874
Email: anand@sharma-associates.com

Member
Bryan Schlake
Mechanical Supervisor
Juniata Locomotive Shop
Norfolk Southern Corp.
200 N 4th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601-6702
Phone:  (814) 949-1305
Cell: (630) 254-6787
Email: bryan.schlake@nscorp.com

Member
Tom Schlueter
Director of Engineering
Progress Rail Services
4100 International Plaza, Suite 300
Fort Worth, TX  76109
Phone Direct: (817) 222-8065
Phone (817) 293-4220
FAX: (817) 551-5801
Email: tschlueter@progressrail.com

Member
Todd Snyder
Dir. Advanced Frt. Car Engrg.
Union Pacific Railroad
1400 Douglas Street, MS-1050
Omaha, NE 68179-1000
Phone:  (402) 544-3792
FAX: (402) 502-0401
Email: twsnyder@up.com

Member
Paul G. Steets
Sr. Director Rolling Stock Engineering
National Railroad Passenger Corp.
4001 Vandever Ave., Bldg. 12
Wilmington, DE 19802-4613
Phone: (302) 429-6370
Cell: (302) 388-6746
Fax: (302) 425-6235
Email: steetsp@amtrak.com

Member
Monique Stewart
Program Manager
Office of Research and Development
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, MS-20, Rm. W36-417
Washington, DC 20590-0001
Phone: (202) 493-6358
Cell: (202) 689-4313
Fax: (202) 493-6330
Email: monique.stewart@dot.gov

Member
Gary Wolf
President
Rail Sciences, Inc.
411 North Clarendon Avenue
Scottsdale, GA 30079-1308
Phone: (404) 294-5300
Fax: (404) 294-5423
Email: gwolfrsi@gmail.com